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Cayuga County 4-H members participate in the 2016 NY State Fair

cw-ff-32-6-state-fair-youth1cThe New York State Fair Youth Hereford Beef Show and Youth Showmanship took place on Thursday, Aug. 25 and Friday, Aug. 26. We were thrilled to have one exhibitor participate in these events this year, as this has been a successful result of the revitalization of our local 4-H beef program. [Read more…]

September 23, 2016

Nothing but forage

cm-mr-54-2-sandy-springs-dairy-9622by Sally Colby

Dairy farmers who have adopted grazing as part of a feeding system know that grazing isn’t a simple matter of opening a gate to a pasture. Grazing that’s part of a feed program takes a lot of planning and effort throughout the year to maintain successful production. [Read more…]

September 16, 2016

State Agriculture Commissioner tour farms impacted by drought

ce-mr-44-3-drought-in-jefferson-1cState Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball on Sept. 6 joined Senator Pattie Ritchie, other state leaders, Farm Bureau President Dean Norton, members of the United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (USDA FSA), and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County to tour several farms in Jefferson and Oswego Counties impacted by this summer’s drought. The group visited three dairy farms and a Christmas tree farm to assess the drought damage in the region and better understand the outlook and plan for recovery. [Read more…]

September 16, 2016

Jones Family Farm

ce-mr-1-jones-family-farm1947by Daniel Baldwin

Peter, Suzie and the rest of the Jones family used to live in Massachusetts. But Peter and Suzie wanted to move to the country and become farmers.

“We wanted to get back to farming,” Suzie said. “It skipped a generation for both of us. My parents didn’t farm, his parents didn’t farm, but our grandparents did. It’s something we both felt the need to go back to.” [Read more…]

September 16, 2016

Agritourism ~ Can you get a five-star rating with your business?

cn-mr-agritourism-cs-copyby Elizabeth A. Tomlin

Autumn is the time of year many farms and orchards open their doors for farm tours, pick your own apples and pumpkins, farm days and other events.

A recent webinar provided by the University of California Small Farm Program in partnership with FarmsReach featured speakers Scottie Jones, Director of the U.S. Farm Stay Association, and Meghan Bishop-Sanderson of Bishop’s Pumpkin Farm, advising producers on how to get that coveted five-star rating. [Read more…]

September 16, 2016

Thomas Farms: More than just rutabagas

cn-go-33-3-thomas-farms-6490-copyby Kristen M. Castrataro

It is often the unexpected, unpredictable things in life that make all the difference. Such was the case for Thomas Farms in Corinth, Maine. In 2000, Frank Thomas found himself in the hospital with a staph infection. It was harvest time, and 300 acres of chip potatoes sat in the field. The family hired a replacement harvester who bruised the produce so badly that the chip company immediately cancelled the Thomas’ contract. [Read more…]

September 16, 2016

Eating alpaca

cw-mr-3-alpaca-meat-7433by Samantha Graves

Squicky. That’s the word that came to mind when I stared down an alpaca burger served to me by a farmer on a recent trip to Maine. Squicky embodies a feeling of disgust or repulsion, free from judgment over the rightness or wrongness of an act. For some, eating alpaca is like eating your favorite pet or muppet. But for a growing number of farmers in the United States, culling alpacas is not only about making their farm a sustainable enterprise; it’s about improving the quality of the animals raised in the United States. [Read more…]

September 16, 2016

Promoting dairy

by Tamara Scully

Dairy processors, both large and small, have ample opportunities to promote milk and milk products. Two programs – the national Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP) and the Center for Dairy Excellence, in Pennsylvania, offer dairy processors promotional materials, branding campaigns and social media content aimed at increasing consumer consumption of fluid milk. [Read more…]

September 16, 2016

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by Sanne Kure-Jensen The Big E in Springfield, MA includes a variety of Dairy Breed Shows contests where exhibitors compete against peers, family and friends. Judges choose animals that best conform to breed standards and rank exhibitors on specific behaviors and interaction with their animals. Seven breed associations hold competitions each year at The Big […]

2016 Keystone Farm Show is “Stellar” this year!

2016 Keystone Farm Show is “Stellar” this year!

by Jon M. Casey This year’s Keystone Farm Show, the 19th annual “Farm Show for Farmers” held Jan 5-7, was by far the biggest and best show yet. Some would say it was “Stellar!” With more than 400 exhibitors filling every venue available at the York Fairgrounds in York, PA, attendees were able to shop […]

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